PURPOSE:

To request Council approval of the appropriation of funds in the amount of $230,704.62 and payment to Lee Construction for completing the removal of debris and sediment from four City debris basins that were near capacity as a result of the January, 2006 storms. 

BACKGROUND:

The fires in September and October 2005 were followed by an unusually heavy rainstorm which caused debris flows in the recent burned areas.  These flows filled four City-owned debris basins (D-5, D-6, D-7 and D-11) in the hillside area.  Emergency work was performed in late October and early November to clean out these debris basins to prevent additional downstream flooding.  Lee Construction completed the debris removal at a cost of $497,711.  This amount was included in the mid-year appropriation report to Council.

In early January 2006, the City experienced more storms resulting in debris and sediment accumulating in these same debris basins to the following levels; D-5 was 55 percent full, D-6 was 70 percent full, D-7 was 90 percent full, and D-11 was 55 percent full.  The debris needed to be removed to bring the four debris basins back to their full design and operations capacity in anticipation for any additional storms.  Since February, Burbank has experienced several storm watch events issued by the National Weather Service.           

ANALYSIS:

Lee Construction was available and ready to remove the accumulated debris and sediment.  After staff filed and received the appropriate permission notifications from the Army Corps of Engineers and State of California Department of Fish and Game, removal of the debris began in early February and continued for two weeks.  A total of 21,200 yards of sediment and debris was removed from the four debris basins at a cost of $230,704.62

FISCAL IMPACT:

Public Works is requesting an appropriation of $230,704.62 from the general fund projected undesignated fund balance, 001.ND000.30004.0000.000000 to the Harvard Incident project account 001.ND000.62894.1000.16297.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the Council adopt the proposed resolution approving the appropriation of funds and payment of $230,704.62 to Lee Construction for the removal of debris from four City debris basins during the month of February, 2006.

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